Andrek Panyaza Lesufi

Mashatile is close to the ‘Alex Mafia' from their early days in Alexandra township: that includes men such as Lebogang and Mike Maile and Bridgman Sithole who are in turn allies of Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi accused of grand corruption...

The ANC's premier in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi has been in an informal coalition with the EFF...

Gauteng leads the chargeGauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi is focusing his campaign on jobs...

An ANC insider told us that Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi 'is doing his own thing and the national leadership is not in agreement with his close working relationship' with the EFF when the ruling party has not yet worked out its own coalition plans...

Other in Mashatile's camp include senior ANC figures such as Panyaza Lesufi the ANC chairman in Gauteng and Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane...

Mkhize supporters say they can also count on Gauteng claiming they have the support of the Adiwele (young lions) grouping headed by Lebogang Maile who lost in the election for provincial party chair in June to Panyaza Lesufi (AC Vol 63 No 16 Zuma allies wound Ramaphosa at KwaZulu-Natal conference)...

The ‘Taliban' grouping is tied to the ‘Adiwele' grouping in Gauteng led by the Co-operative Governance provincial minister RET supporter Lebogang Maile who lost out to Panyaza Lesufi at the Gauteng conference (AC Vol 63 No 14 The ANC is losing out to populists and radicals in Gauteng)...

Provincial deputy chair and cabinet member for education Panyaza Lesufi a staunch supporter of President Cyril Ramaphosa narrowly beat Lebogang Maile who has the local human settlements portfolio for the top party job with 575 delegate votes to 543...

' Panyaza Lesufi remains optimistic however although he has pegged his chances of winning back the voters in 2024 on successful prosecution of corrupt ANC leaders and a reorientation of the party well before election day...

Panyaza Lesufi is Gauteng's MEC for education the deputy chairperson of the provincial ANC and a Makhura ally (AC Vol 61 No 16 In virus veritas)...

David Masondo the current Deputy Finance Minister is likely to get a full cabinet position at some point Panyaza Lesufi the provincial minister for education in Gauteng is destined for a national role while Barbara Creecy Minister of Environment Forestry and Fisheries is in line for a more prominent Cabinet position in the future...